Cross border treatment for infertility: The counselling perspective in the UK

Human Fertility

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 64-67

  Hunt, Jennifer ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fertility treatment; Gamete donation; Infertility

Indexed keywords

DEPRESSION; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MOTHER; OOCYTE DONATION; PARENTHOOD; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SELF ESTEEM; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TRAVEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

COUNSELING; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED;

EID: 84875858351     PISSN: 14647273     EISSN: 17428149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14647273.2013.770565     Document Type: Review

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